Last Sunday we had our Mavuno Christmas Party, with all the Mavuno fulltime volunteers, and the research team that is out from
The Big Feast
Jonathan forgets his spoon
Eating
Helena enjoying her watermelon
Aika shows off her soda
Estha
Carter helping clean up
Hanging Out
Mary Malucha and Bethany
Gabrieli and Manyashi
the kids
Musa
Danieli
John, Jonathan (finishing off his dad's soda) and Milka
Mary
John shares
Jonathan after a big meal, on Milka's lap
Kids Presents
The kids sitting down for "musical presents"
Helena opens up her kanga (cloth wrap)
Abby starts the presents around; Manyashi examines his new tractor
Beatrice (Malucha's daughter) doesn't know what to do with hers
White Elephant Gift Exchange
Velo (Danieli's wife) likes her hat and speakers
Doudi isn't sure he wants everyone else to see what he got
Musa secures the speakers as the thrid person to steel them
Marco congratulates Malucha on helping Mary get him some awesome pants
Frank Broling is modeling for us the pants he stole from Mary
Mary finally scores with a baby seat for Beatrice
Milka didn't like the fake snake in her present (she threw it all on the floor)
Josh with his new shirt and makeup bag
Dan
Gabrieli gets a skirt
and tries it on (Becky ends up stealing it)
At the field, enjoying watermelon, befor the volleyball game
Volleyball
Kids Playing Soccer
George (Danieli's oldest) and Naomi racing
Jonathan, Michael, George, Lauren
The Guys and the Kids
Gabrieli with Mariamu, Bianca, and Helena
Mashaka with Helena and Naomi
Masumbuko with Helena and Bianca
The whole gang
The Mavuno bachelors: Musa, Marco, Gabrieli, Mashaka, and in front Masumbuko
Finally a picture of the entire Mbugua family- across the top: Jonathan, Bianca, Micheal, Helena, Aika; across the bottom: Estha, John, Manyashi, Milka, Mariamu
Estha puts her new kanga to good use carrying Beatrice on her back
